Archive for September, 2009

ChinaGeeks Blocked in China?

September 9, 2009
By C. Custer

Perhaps it was just a matter of time. We’re receiving unconfirmed reports that the site is inaccessible in China without a proxy. Can anyone confirm or, as they say, disconfirm this? We hope it’s not true, but fear that it is. UPDATE: Well, it sounds as though we’ve been GFW’ed. At least we’re in...
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Posted in Housekeeping, International Relations | 12 Comments »

What the Hell is Happening in Xinjiang?

September 8, 2009
By C. Custer

With students starting to file in and a new school year just around the corner, things have been a bit busy here at ChinaGeeks HQ, so you’ve probably already heard that there are more rumblings in Xinjiang. The short version: some people (Han) were being stabbed (by Uighurs) with syringes, which led to protests...
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Is Chinglish Worth Saving?

September 5, 2009
By C. Custer

The People’s Daily, of all places, has an interesting article about Chinglish. OK, the article isn’t really that interesting but the premise is; essentially they’re reporting that contingent of Chinese and foreigners oppose the correction of Chinglish signs on the grounds that Chinglish is more interesting that regular English and is a sort of...
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Posted in Culture | 8 Comments »

Appalling Racism

September 2, 2009
By C. Custer
Appalling Racism

In case there’s anyone here who doesn’t already read ChinaSMACK, check out this post (although be warned, this is a good mood ruiner). The short version of the story is that a half-Chinese, half-African-American girl who was the product of an extramarital affair went on TV, and Chinese netizens went crazy. Some comments, of...
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